quill stems Fix it, repair it, how do I do it, what's the best part to use, and now: how do I get there?

[key lime]

[derrickito]

on my blue rubbered single speed i changed out the stem and dropped in a 20 dollar 1 1/8 adapter. im pretty happy with it so far. attached on a normal stem and handlebars from a more current set up and was up and going in a few minutes.

[Alex]

I have a few steel stems if you want to give one a try. They aren't any heavier than your old SR, and will be a lot stiffer.

What length/rise/quill extension do you need?

alex

[key lime]

Rise is no issue, because I usually like 'em all the way down so I can get my hipster crouch on. Reach: 90ish, shorter is good but not much longer.
Something in the 74degree range is ideal, and anything more than 90degrees just looks silly on a road bike.

If you don't have anything like that handy, no worries, I'd happily buy one.
I'm mainly trying to find out what is the stiffest replacement for my wimpy/creaky old SR.

thanks
Ryan

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[key lime]

[Alex]

[joeball]